Week of September 9

Celebrate Excellence

Several community members gave of their time on Labor
Day to help organize the Champions Closet.

Engagement is the key to student success in learning. At Carthage ISD, we have established the learning expectation that all students are engaged with relevant and interesting learning activities in every classroom from the moment they enter a classroom until they leave to go to the next class. 

For the past 2 weeks, students have been exposed to various engagement structures such as:  bell ringers or warm ups, focus lessons, guided learning, collaborative learning, independent learning, and exit tickets.  This week, I encourage parents to talk with their children about all the different ways that students are engaged throughout the day.


#BeTheLIGHT

Our motto for 2019-2020 is "Be the LIGHT".  In order to lead all students to discover their excellence, CISD staff commit to show them the way and be the light for them to see how awesome they are.  The second letter in our LIGHT acronym, I, stands for INVEST, and I would like to share what it means to us.

At Carthage ISD we commit to invest in building relationships with students, staff, and parents that inspire learning.  We will invest in finding innovative ways to accelerate learning.  Also, we, as a staff, will invest in continuous improvement because students can't grow in their learning, unless the Carthage ISD staff members grow as learners first.  Finally, we will invest in celebrating the great and amazing things happening in CISD.  Celebration leads to acceleration!

The Bulldogs won their first game at Jacksonville.
We are excited about their second game against Liberty-Eylau

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LADY BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL TEAM IN THEIR 3RD PLACE FINISH AT THE WHITE OAK TOURNAMENT LAST WEEK.

Bulldogs of the Week

Each week, we will highlight our Bulldogs of the Week.  The Bulldogs of the Week are one student, one staff member, and one volunteer who exemplify our motto, Be The LIGHT.  This week, our Bulldogs of the Week are the following:

• Zoey McKnight - Student of the Week
• Janet Baysinger - Staff of the Week
• Debbie Jernigan - Volunteer of the Week

Upcoming Events

New phones have been installed throughout the district, and
our voicemail service has been restored.

Libby students are shown here working on
independent learning tasks.

• Fri, Sep 6 - End of 1st 3 Weeks Grading Period
• Fri, Sep 6 - VB vs Pleasant Grove at 4:30 p.m.
• Fri, Sep 6 - FB vs Liberty Eylau at 7:30 p.m.
• Mon, Sep 9 - Open House at CJHS at 5:30 and at CHS at 6:30 
• Tue, Sep 10 - Progress Reports go home
• Tue, Sep 10 - Open House at Baker Koonce at 5:30
• Tue, Sep 10 - VB vs. Gilmer
• Thu, Sep 12 - F/JV FB at Marshall
• Fri, Sep 13 - Hall of Honor Ceremony at 6 p.m. at CHS Commons
• Fri, Sep 13 - FB vs Marshall
• Mon, Sep 16 - CISD Board Meeting
• Week of September 23 - End of 1st 6 Weeks and Formative Assessment Week 

Click Links below to each School Calendar
Carthage HS Calendar
Carthage JH Calendar
Baker-Koonce Calendar
Libby Elementary Calendar
Carthage Primary Calendar

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